3 West Street, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TS

3 West Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8TS). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £949,000 sits 60.8% above the 2007 sale of £590,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 22.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.